[2] The game was played to help mark the 50th anniversary of the Expansion of 1967, in which the Flyers and the Penguins, along with four other teams, were formed to double the league's size.

This Flyers–Penguins rivalry matchup was originally considered for the 2017 NHL Winter Classic in January, but scheduling conflicts with the National Football League in both cities, along with the belief that Beaver Stadium (a neutral site venue mentioned as a potential site for a Flyers–Penguins outdoor contest) was not properly equipped to host an event during the winter, led to plans for a matchup being moved to a later date as a Stadium Series game in February.

Pittsburgh's Jake Guentzel recorded two assists and Matt Murray made 39 saves en route to a 4-2 victory over Philadelphia.

The Penguins got goals from Sidney Crosby, Nick Bonino, Matt Cullen and Chad Ruhwedel.

Before the game the Steelers' drumline Pittsburgh Steeline performed During the team intros the Steelers' wide receiver Antonio Brown introduced the Penguins The anthem was performed by a member of the Los Angeles Kings' ice crew Courtney Daniels (who filled in for Fifth Harmony at the 2017 NHL All-Star Game at Staples Center after one of the members had fallen ill) Train (band) performed during the first intermission (OneRepublic originally was supposed to perform but one of the members had fallen ill)